68 confirmed dead after plane crashes in Nepal resort town
https://japantoday.com/category/world/local-media-plane-with-72-people-onboard-crashes-in-nepal
January 15, 2023, 11:39 AM
Authorities in Nepal said 68 people have been confirmed dead after a regional passenger plane with 72 aboard crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened…
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Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel wins Miss Universe competition
https://japantoday.com/category/world/miss-usa-r%27bonney-gabriel-wins-miss-universe-competition
January 15, 2023, 5:47 AM
R’Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model and sewing instructor from Texas who competition officials said is the first Filipino American to win Miss USA, was crowned Miss Universe…
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WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information
https://japantoday.com/category/world/who-appeals-to-china-to-release-more-covid-19-information
January 15, 2023, 5:47 AM
The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December…
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Japan reports 108,281 new coronavirus cases
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-108-281-new-coronavirus-cases
January 15, 2023, 11:29 AM
Japan on Sunday reported 108,281 new coronavirus cases, down 23,790 from Saturday. Tokyo reported 8,269 new cases, down 2,458 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Join in the GaijinPot Meet Party at Ginza 300 Bar Next in Tokyo on Jan 19
https://japantoday.com/category/features/events/join-in-the-gaijinpot-meet-party-at-ginza-300-bar-next-in-tokyo-on-jan-19
January 15, 2023, 3:37 AM
GaijinPot Meet is GaijinPot’s first event in a series of FREE casual parties for our users, aimed at those who want to network, make some new friends, or…
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7th anniversary of fatal bus crash in Nagano observed
https://japantoday.com/category/national/7th-anniversary-of-fatal-bus-crash-in-nagano-observed
January 15, 2023, 7:33 AM
Relatives of victims of a fatal bus crash on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of the accident that claimed the lives of 13 passengers and two drivers in…
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Slingsby, Aussies take lead in SailGP's Singapore regatta
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/slingsby-aussies-take-lead-in-sailgp%27s-singapore-regatta
January 14, 2023, 9:30 PM
Two-time defending SailGP champion Tom Slingsby and Team Australia used two good starts in fickle light wind to finish second in both races Saturday and take the lead…
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More classified documents found at Biden's home by lawyers
https://japantoday.com/category/world/more-classified-documents-found-at-biden%27s-home-by-lawyers
January 15, 2023, 2:38 AM
Lawyers for President Joe Biden found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, than previously known, the White House acknowledged Saturday.
White House lawyer Richard Sauber…
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Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu government
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-of-israelis-rally-against-netanyahu-government
January 14, 2023, 9:31 PM
Thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken…
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Kishida pledges to pitch vision of world without nuclear weapons at G7
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-japan-pm-vows-to-pitch-vision-of-world-without-nuclear-weapons-at-g-7
January 15, 2023, 7:34 AM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Saturday to pitch his vision of a world without nuclear weapons at the Group of Seven summit to be held in Hiroshima…
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'The Last of Us' -- a new test for video game adaptations
https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/%27the-last-of-us%27-a-new-test-for-video-game-adaptations
January 14, 2023, 9:27 PM
However thrilling they are to play, video games rarely translate well to the big or small screen -- indeed, the crossover genre is littered with flops.
But the…
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Russian ex-President Medvedev says Kishida should disembowel himself
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/russian-ex-president-medvedev-says-japanese-pm-should-disembowel-himself1
January 15, 2023, 7:34 AM
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday of shameful subservience to the United States and suggested he should ritually disembowel himself.
It…
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Man City fumes as VAR decision fuels Man Utd win; Brighton rocks Liverpool
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/man-city-fume-as-var-%27joke%27-fuels-man-utd-win-brighton-rock-liverpool
January 14, 2023, 9:29 PM
Manchester United fought back for a dramatic 2-1 win against Manchester City that left their arch rivals fuming over a controversial VAR decision to allow Bruno Fernandes' equaliser,…
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Axelsen storms into Malaysia Open final
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/axelsen-storms-into-malaysia-open-final
January 14, 2023, 9:30 PM
World number one Viktor Axelsen stayed on course to defend his Malaysia Open title as the Dane defeated Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama 21-7, 21-15 on Saturday to reach the…
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Turkey says Nordic NATO expansion unlikely before June
https://japantoday.com/category/world/turkish-official-gives-june-date-for-nordic-nato-expansion
January 14, 2023, 9:31 PM
Sweden and Finland are unlikely to be able to join NATO before June, a senior Turkish official said Saturday.
The Nordic states applied to join the Western military…
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Indiana University: Student stabbed on bus because she is Asian
https://japantoday.com/category/world/university-student-stabbed-on-bus-because-she-is-asian
January 14, 2023, 9:31 PM
A 56-year-old woman has been charged after an 18-year-old Indiana University student repeatedly was stabbed in the head on a public bus in an attack the school says…
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Thousands protest in Germany against coal mine expansion
https://japantoday.com/category/world/thousands-protest-in-germany-against-coal-mine-expansion
January 14, 2023, 9:31 PM
Thousands of people demonstrated in persistent rain on Saturday to protest the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany that is due to make way for…
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Gov't considers lifting anti-COVID recommendation to wear masks indoors
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-mulls-lifting-anti-covid-recommendation-to-wear-masks-indoors
January 15, 2023, 9:52 AM
The Japanese government is considering no longer asking the public to wear masks indoors in principle unless they have symptoms, a government source said Saturday, possibly changing the…
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China reports 60,000 COVID-related deaths
https://japantoday.com/category/world/china-reports-almost-60-000-covid-related-deaths
January 14, 2023, 9:30 PM
China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints it was failing to release data, and said the “emergency peak"…
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Japan to continue collecting expressway tolls almost indefinitely
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-to-continue-collecting-expressway-tolls-almost-indefinitely
January 15, 2023, 7:34 AM
Japan's government plans to continue collecting toll fees from expressway users almost indefinitely as it plans to further extend the tolling period by 50 years to 2115, a…
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UK to supply tanks as Russian missiles hit across Ukraine
https://japantoday.com/category/world/ukrainian-officials-report-russian-missile-attack-on-kyiv
January 15, 2023, 2:38 AM
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting multiple Ukrainian cities for the…
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Nadal in rut, Djokovic on roll as Australian Open approaches
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/nadal-in-rut-djokovic-on-roll-as-australian-open-approaches
January 14, 2023, 9:30 PM
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic own the two largest collections of Grand Slam trophies in the history of men’s tennis. They are their sport’s two most prominent active…
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Brazil's Supreme Court agrees to probe Bolsonaro for riot
https://japantoday.com/category/world/brazil%27s-supreme-court-agrees-to-probe-bolsonaro-for-riot
January 14, 2023, 9:31 PM
Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift…
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Iran executes British-Iranian national for spying
https://japantoday.com/category/world/iran-executes-british-iranian-national-akbari-iranian-report1
January 14, 2023, 5:42 AM
Iran has executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Saturday, after sentencing him to death on charges of spying for Britain.
British Foreign…
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Intruders break into 2 homes in Ibaraki Pref, rob elderly residents
https://japantoday.com/category/crime/intruders-break-into-2-homes-in-ibaraki-pref-rob-elderly-residents
January 15, 2023, 11:33 AM
Three men broke into a home in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Saturday, threatened the couple living there and stole 800,000 yen,
According to police, the incident occurred at…
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Indonesia sends warship to monitor Chinese coast guard vessel
https://japantoday.com/category/world/indonesia-sends-warship-to-monitor-chinese-coast-guard-vessel3
January 14, 2023, 5:43 AM
Indonesia has deployed a warship to its North Natuna Sea to monitor a Chinese coast guard vessel that has been active in a resource-rich maritime area, the country's…
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Cold splash
https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/cold-splash
January 14, 2023, 9:16 PM
Men douse themselves with cold water during a cold-endurance ritual at the Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo on Saturday. Pouring cold water on their bodies is believed…
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Kyrgios says stressful being an Australian Open title contender
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/kyrgios-says-stressful-being-an-australian-open-title-contender
January 14, 2023, 5:38 AM
Nick Kyrgios said on Saturday that expectations he can go far at next week's Australian Open were stressful and made it hard to focus.
But the divisive Australian…
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Japan reports 132,071 new coronavirus cases; record high 503 deaths
https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-reports-132-071-new-coronavirus-cases-record-high-503-deaths
January 14, 2023, 12:22 PM
Japan on Saturday reported 132,071 new coronavirus cases, down 12,006 from Friday. Tokyo reported 10,727 new cases, down 514 from Friday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with…
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Japan university exams begin with stricter rules to prevent cheating
https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan-university-exams-begin-with-stricter-rules-to-prevent-cheating
January 14, 2023, 9:55 AM
Japan's unified university entrance exams started Saturday across the country as organizers implemented stricter rules to prevent cheating after a photographed image of a question was leaked during…
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